Easter Story Resurrection Eggs

I love Easter. Not because of the bunnies and candy, but because of the chance to focus on the beautiful, true story of the life, sacrifice and resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Yes, the Easter Bunny comes to our house, but he isn’t the focus. We try to spend the entire month before Easter focusing on our Savior and His life and atonement.

Beginning last year, we started a tradition of using Easter eggs filled with symbols from the last week of our Savior’s life to help our kids learn the real Easter story. I’ve often seen these eggs called Resurrection Eggs, so that’s what I have titled them here.

Easter Story Resurrection Eggs

This activity can be conducted as a daily Easter Egg Hunt with additional eggs hidden with other items so that all get a chance to find an egg, or as a display in an Easter basket. (We do the second method.) Either way, as the symbols are revealed, we read about the event from the scriptures and describe the event in Jesus’ life. Then we have a discussion about it. We like to watch the corresponding Bible Videos online, too.

Materials needed:

14 plastic eggs numbered 1-14 (I labeled them with washi tape to make it easy.)

Eggs #10, #11, and #12 — A rock to represent the stone rolled in front of the tomb, a small piece of white cloth to represent burial clothes, and a bay leaf to represent the spices used in burial. (You can use a different spice. Just pick something that won’t make a mess.) (Discussion: Jesus Christ’s body lay in the tomb over Saturday while His spirit was in the Spirit World. This day was the Jewish Sabbath, so they were unable to finish the burial preparations. Guards were placed outside the tomb to make sure no one tried to take the body of Jesus and claim that He was resurrected.) See the Bible Video: Jesus is Laid in a Tomb (Matthew 27:57-60)

Easter Sunday

Eggs #13 and #14 — An empty egg to represent the empty tomb, and a small picture of the Savior. (Discussion: Because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, all who have lived on the earth will be resurrected. Discuss the blessings and the importance of the gifts of Christ’s atonement and resurrection. End with all members of the family sharing their feelings and testimony about Jesus Christ. Only those who want to share should be expected to share. No one likes to be forced!) See the Bible Video: Jesus is Resurrected (John 20: 3-18) See the Bible Video: He is Risen

What ideas do you use to teach kids the true meaning of Easter?

I’d love to hear your ideas in the comments! I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (also called the Mormon church or the LDS church), and the discussions in this activity reflect my Christian beliefs.

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Resurrection rolls are so fun to make with the kids. I’m now looking for a gluten-free version. I think I found something that might work. I had forgotten all about it. Thanks for the reminder!Heidi Fowler recently posted…DIY Kids Computer Desk Station

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